Sisters Lileya Nazarowicz (left) and Malanka Nazarowicz (right) stare at the ruins of their beloved St. Elias church after a fire broke out at around 6:50 a.m. on April 5.

Donations being accepted to help rebuild church

By Peter Criscione Metroland Media Group

Donations are being accepted to help rebuild a landmark Brampton church destroyed by fire on April 5.
Online donations for the reconstruction of St. Elias the Prophet church can be made online through CanadaHelps.org.
Buduchnist Credit Union and Ukrainian Credit Union are also accepting donations for the St. Elias Re-Building fund.
Cheques to help the parish rebuild can also be made payable to “St. Elias” and mailed to 10193 Heritage Rd., Brampton, ON, L7A 0A1.
For more information, visit online at www.saintelias.com/ca/home/
Brampton fire officials said smouldering embers from a service the night before are the suspected cause of the fire that destroyed the Heritage Rd. church Saturday morning.
The blaze has been ruled accidental.
St. Elias the Prophet, near Halton Hills, has been a vibrant part of Peel’s Ukrainian community for two decades, and parishioners are vowing to rebuild it.